Academic Advisement

Advertising + Graphic Design, a comprehensive
art program in the Visual Arts A.A.S. degree, emphasizes
concept development and visual communication
skills. The degree program prepares students for positions
as graphic designers, art directors, design consultants,
web/digital designers, prepress specialists,
exhibit designers, packaging developers, and visual
communicators. These positions are most often found
in advertising agencies, design firms, corporate communication
departments, interactive multimedia studios,
and the television, film and media industries.

Students gain a thorough understanding of the discipline
by preparing for advanced study in graphic design,
advertising design, and web/digital design. The
program parallels the first two years of education at
a majority of undergraduate universities and art colleges,
with an emphasis on career training for gainful
employment.

The general principles studied and practiced in
these courses are the foundation of creative thinking
and successful solutions for graphic design, illustration,
and advertising art direction communication
problems. The design course sequence emphasizes
the development of creative thinking, problem solving,
and forms of visual communication.

Most coursework takes place in a studio using
regularly upgraded professional-quality hardware and
software. Applying Macintosh as well as PC platforms,
the equipment used at MCCC is the same as that most
commonly used by agencies, studios, and corporate
art departments.
The program may be pursued on a full-time or parttime
basis. Some courses may only be offered during
the day.